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hmeij07 [beeGFS]
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 This page is best read from the bottom up.
-==== cluster idea ====
+==== beeGFS cluster idea ====
-  * Storage servers: buy 2 now 4k+4k then 3rd in July 4k?
+  * Storage servers:
+    * buy 2 with each 12x2TB slow disk, Raid 6, 20T usable (clustered, parallel file system)
+      * create 2 6TB volumes on each, quota at 2TB via XFS, 3 users/server
+      * only $HOME changes to ''/mnt/beegfs/home[1|2]'' (migrates ~4.5TB away from /home or ~50%)
+      * create 2 buddymirrors; each with primary on one, secondary on the other server (high availability)
+    * on UPS
+    * on Infiniband
-  * move test users over on 2 nodes, test, only change is $HOME
+  * Client servers:
+    * all compute/login nodes become beegfs clients
-  * Home cluster
+  * Meta servers:
-    * cottontail (mngt+admingiu)
+    * cottontail2 (root meta, on Infiniband) plus n38-n45 nodes (on Infiniband)
-    * 2-3 new units storage (+snapshots/meta backup)
+    * all mirrored (total=9)
-    * cottontail2 meta + n38-n45 meta, all mirrored
+    * cottontail2 on UPS
+  * Management and Monitor servers
+    * cottontail (on UPS, on Infiniband)
+  * Backups (rsnapshot.org via rsync daemons [[cluster:150|Rsync Daemon/Rsnapshot]])
+    * sharptail:/home --> cottontail
+    * serverA:/mnt/beegfs/home1 --> serverB (8TB max)
+    * serverB:/mnt/beegfs/home2 --> serverA (8TB max)
+  * Costs (includes 3 year NBD warranty)
+    * Microway $12,500
+    * CDW
 ==== beegfs-admin-gui ====
   * ''cottontail:/usr/local/bin/beegfs-admin-gui''
+==== upgrade ====
+  * [[http://www.beegfs.com/content/updating-upgrading-and-versioning/|External Link]]
+  * New feature - High Availability for Metadata Servers (self-healing, transparent failover)
 ==== Resync Data #2 ====

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